Jennifer Coolidge Supports Writer’s Strike During MTV Movie & TV Award Winning Speech

Jennifer Coolidge is the latest winner of MTV’s Comedic Genius Award.

The White Lotus star, who also picked up the Most Frightened Performance popcorn honor, have a shout out to those at the Writer’s Strike in her acceptance speech.

“Thank you, MTV,” she started. “Thank you for honoring me with this incredible Comedic Genius Award.”

Jennifer then name dropped a few previous winners, who all started at Groundlings with her.

Then, Jennifer paid homage to the writers who are striking right now.

“Almost all great comedy starts with great writers and I just think that, you know, as a proud member of [SAG-AFTRA], I stand here before you tonight, side by side with my sisters and brothers from the WGA that are fighting right now, fighting for the rights of artists everywhere,” she said.

“I think of the words of Shakespeare where he once said, ‘The play is the thing.’ Well, I don’t wanna put words in his mouth or anything, but I think what he really meant was, it’s everything.”

Watch her full acceptance speech below:

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